[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 15737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7389]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Chapter VI
Borrower Defenses Regulations Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory
Committee; Meeting
AGENCY: Borrower Defenses Regulations Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory
Committee, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the Borrower Defenses Regulations Negotiated
Rulemaking Advisory Committee (Committee). This notice also describes
the functions of the Committee. Notice of this meeting is required
under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and is
intended to notify the public of their opportunity to attend.
DATES: April 25 and 26, 1995 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Gaithersburg Hilton, 620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, MD
20877, (301) 977-8900.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicki Meoli, Program Specialist,
Policy Development Division, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S.
Department of Education, Room 3053, ROB-3, 600 Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, DC 20202-5400. Telephone: (202) 708-9406. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8
p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Borrower Defenses Regulations Negotiated
Rulemaking Advisory Committee is authorized by sections 432, 457, and
464 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. The Committee is
also established in accordance with the provisions of the Negotiated
Rulemaking Act. The Committee will negotiate regulations on borrower
defenses, that is, which acts or omissions of an institution of higher
education a borrower may assert as a defense to repayment of a loan
made under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan)
Program, the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, and the
Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins) Program and the consequences of such
defenses for the institution, the Secretary, and, for FFEL Program
loans, for the lender and the guaranty agency. The Committee may also
negotiate issues regarding whether administrative procedures should be
established to adjudicate whether a borrower has a valid defense and
the effect the adjudication would have on the rights and liabilities of
institutions, lenders, guaranty agencies, and the Secretary.
The meeting of the Committee is open to the public.
The proposed agenda includes:
(1) Welcoming remarks.
(2) Introduction of facilitator and participants.
(3) Discussion of procedural ground rules.
(4) General discussion of participants' perspectives on substantive
issues.
(5) Development of issue agendas or drafts for subsequent meetings.
Records are kept of all Committee proceedings and are available for
public inspection in Room 3053, ROB-3, 7th and D Streets, SW,
Washington, DC, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday of each week except Federal holidays.
Dated: March 20, 1995.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 95-7389 Filed 3-24-95; 8:45 am]
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